vim vs. (original) vi, not vs. older versions of vim.

Posted Aug 31, 2005 7:57 UTC (Wed) by joib (subscriber, #8541)
In reply to: vim vs. (original) vi, not vs. older versions of vim. by rfunk
Parent article: Vim's newest features (Linux.com)

Of course, I'm one of those weirdos who uses both emacs and vi all the time.

Yeah, I used to do something like that too. Emacs for programming and other "big" tasks, and vi for quick-and-dirty editing (config files etc.). However, at some point I got the idea that it's a waste of time to learn two editors, so nowadays I use a lightweight editor with emacs keybindings (zile) for quick-and-dirty stuff.

learning multiple editors

Posted Aug 31, 2005 13:42 UTC (Wed) by ecashin (subscriber, #12040) [Link]

In order to use an editor efficiently, to really "get it",
you have to understand the way its creator gets editing done.

So I'm glad to use vi and emacs, and to learn any other
good editor (like plan 9's acme), because learning how
other people work is a great way to grow. I'm convinced
that, far from wasting time, it leads to improvements in
efficiency.